Author - Elizabeth Winnel

Elizabeth Winnel has garnered attention for her vibrant and photorealistic oil paintings of mouths and lips. Her bold, colorful creations are as expressive as they are unique, and her work has been featured in more than a hundred solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Nashville, Berlin, London, Toronto and other cities. As an accomplished artist and expert of both Fine Arts and Design, she has collaborated on many significant projects with globally recognized enterprises, including VH1 in New York City and Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including Blouin Art Info, Paprika Southern, Savannah Magazine, The Connect, West Elm Catalogue, Juxtapoz, VH1 among others. A native Canadian, Winnel is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design (M.F.A., painting, 2013; B.F.A., illustration, 2008), and also studied Fine Arts at Fanshawe College in Ontario, Canada. Winnel held positions as Professor and Instructor of Painting at Savannah College of Art and Design for seven years.